I am climbing Ben Nevis in May in aid of ME Research UK.

I am doing this to fund research to find a cure/treatment that will give back a normal life for my wife and daughter.

My wife has moderate Myalgic Encephalomyelitis while my daughter's is Severe. It feels like climbing a mountain to get any help or support and so little is known about the illness among the medical community.

....doctors do not treat us and science does not study us. How could a disease this common and this devastating have been forgotten by medicine?" Jennifer Brea

Only biomedical research can find the causes of ME/CFS, improve diagnosis and treatment, and, ultimately, arrive at a cure. That’s why research is our focus.

We've awarded 64 full grants and 5 PhD-level awards since 2000 and invested over £3.5million. But research is expensive and becoming more so every day. That’s the challenge we face, and that’s why we need your help.